Masha Review and #Giveaway

Perfect, Painless Mashed Potatoes and More – Meet the Masha:

Up till now I’ve never actually found a great way to make mashed potatoes.

I’ve tried (as I am sure many of you have) to make mash with my wand blender and ended up with something closer to wallpaper paste. You can’t use a wand mixer because the blades break down the starches in the potato too much.

I’ve used a manual old fashioned potato masher and managed to make something half approaching my dad’s mash (I think in his case it was just brute force and rather more patience than I have).

I’ve cheated and made ‘crushed potatoes’, adding lots and lots of butter and cream to create something very delicious that simply isn’t mash.

I must admit I haven’t tried a potato ricer – but it’s been a close call each time I’ve wandered into a cook-shop.

Now I have a MASHA.

Tonight’s experiement was to make a mash with carrot and sweet potato. It’s a mixture I really love – and the result was spot on perfect. I could even pretend it was healthy by adding a little coconut oil and low fat creme fraiche instead of butter!

The Masha has chunky plastic blades instead of metal ones and a design that allows the ‘mash’ to be squidged through a kind of sieve so none of it gets over-processed. I haven’t had a chance to try yet, but apparently it’s great for mashing all kinds of vegetables, making soup, baby food and even mayonnaise. It’s ultra simple to clean because the bottom section pops off and can be rinsed in warm soapy water.

Anyway, I DO have one for a London Unattached reader too. Just follow the Rafflecopter through and remember to leave me a nice comment about what you’d use your Masha for.

Mainly for mash – our 12yr old seems to be an expert on what is a good mash or not – he tells me that he can tell when i buy potatoes from sainsburys or the Market because they are rubbish (he only likes the ones from ASDA) lol I would also use the masher for carrots and swede and also sweet potato. I do wonder though if it will be good enough at sneeking – by that I mean our son wont eat cauliflower so when i make cauli i put some in the mashed potato but it really has to be mashed up before it goes in to remain undetected so i think i would have quite a bit of fun with a Masha! Hmmm now you have me thinking if this could be used in baking as well if it doesnt break up the starches it might be good for a helping hand….

In my family we make what we call cream potatoes. They are a very smooth mash and take a lot of work with the hand-held masher. I’d love to give the Masha a try for these. If you aren’t shipping to Dubai, not to worry. I have a friend with a UK address as well. 🙂

My young grandchildren love my mash spuds as they are, but with this it would easier to introduce them to different root veg in the form of mash, without all the effort for me !!!! No doubt the adults would enjoy the results as well !

For making smooth mashed potatoes, I have problematic arm joints so never succeed in making lump free mash. I love having mash potatoes with whatever for my dinner, but lumpy mash is not good. To win this would be fab, could do mash much more often, with much more ease.

Dawn of Super Heroes

O2 London - 23rd February 2018 - tickets on sale now!

Following a successful run in Paris, France, 2018 will see the London Premiere of ‘DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes’, _a unique exhibition presented by with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Consumer Products in collaboration with Art Ludique-Le Musée. Opening on 23 February at The O2, London, this one-of-a-kind exhibition celebrates DC’s rich history, unique mythology and iconic Super Heroes and Super Villains such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and The Joker.

Fans visiting ‘DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes’ will be able to walk through the exhibition, which runs in chronological order, with each room offering guests a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the mythical DC Universe. Featuring artwork of Super Heroes and Super-Villains such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, The Penguin and Mr Freeze, the Exhibition will bring fans closer to the world’s most iconic characters.

This exhibition, accompanied throughout by original soundtracks of the DC films and series, will showcase original drawings of DC’s famous Super Heroes and Super-Villains, as well as iconic scenes and landmarks, from world-renowned artists including Jim Lee, Bob Kane, Neal Adams, Frank Miller, Alex Ross and many more.